General Manager (Interim Position)

£65,000 to £70,000

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About the job:

 

Our client is a leader in the field of aviation and leisure holidays. A very exciting position has arisen to cover maternity leave on a fixed 12-month contract, starting in February. The ideal applicant will be an ambitious individual with a strong breadth of knowledge and experience in project management, stakeholder management and logistics/resource planning and will hold the position of 'General Manager - Planning and Logistics' in the Overseas Operations Division. The successful candidate will thrive in the opportunity to both manage a team of planners based in Leeds and lead implementation and improvement projects across European holiday travel regions, supporting the local operational teams.

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Principal Accountabilities

• Direct and lead resource planning team on customer-facing operations 

• Full project lifecycle management of the following projects:

• 1. supplier onboarding 

• 2. new planning systems and resources, including but not limited to: software, IT equipment, people resourcing, contract set up, office set up, branding, vehicles, etc 

• Budget management

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Experience

• Proven experience of implementation of successful projects – managing these throughout their lifecycle

• Experience in stakeholder management up to director level

• Experience in planning and delivery to meet ambitious company targets

• Experience in resource planning in logistics or manpower

• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint with experience in using pivot tables, formulas, and formatting to build basic MI

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Advantages (but are not essential)

• Knowledge and understanding of holiday resorts

• Knowledge and understanding of the operational needs of an airline flying programme

• Knowledge and understanding of local travel legislation

 

Competencies

• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels across the business

• Ability to provide leadership, direction and support for a team of differing experience and capabilities

• Ability to manage and develop remote teams

• Able to work off own initiative

• Good level of creativity and accuracy in the English language with the ability to produce good documentation to include business cases and senior stakeholder reporting

• Highly numerate, analytical and accurate with excellent attention to detail

• Strong negotiation skills to facilitate discussions with authorities, suppliers and all company stakeholders

 

Location and Hours

• Hybrid, 2-3 days per week in Leeds

• Overseas travel (sometimes up to 2 weeks at a time to look at specific project implementations)

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Package

• £65k to £70k per annum

• Full-time position

• 12-month fixed term contract

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To apply, please click the button below and send us your CV and Cover Letter.